Shock-compressor.



R. L. MILLER. SHOCK COMPRESSOR. APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, 1014.

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ROMAN L. MILLER, 01? MECHANICSVILLE, IOWA.

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Specification of. Letters Patent Patented Oct. 2? 1914.

App1ication filedMay 26 91914. Serial No. 841,086.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROMAN L. MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mechanicsville, in the county of Cedar, State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shock: Compressors; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the 1nvention, such as will enable others skilled 1n theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in compressing devices, andparticularly to devices for compressing shocks of fodder or the like soas to facilitate the ready application and tying of the binder twine.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple device ofthis character which is easy of operation and which will effectivelycompress and hold a shock so that the binder twine can be readily passedtherearound and tied.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device inoperative position. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device. Fig. 3 isan end view. Fig. 4; is a vertical sectional view on the line 4- -4: ofFig. 3.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing,10 represents awinding drum which is rotatably mounted on a shaft or pin 11, this pinhaving one end suitably sharpened for penetration into a shock. One endof the drum carries a flange 12 and the integrally formed and radiallyextending handle members 13 and 14. At the opposite end of the drum is aflange 15 formed with ratchet teeth 16. Detachably mounted on the shaft11 outwardly of the flange 15 is a member 17 which has the oppositelyradiating arms 18. One of these arms carries a pivoted gravity pawl 19engaging with the teeth of the flange 15. Pivotally mounted on thehandle member 13 is a wedge clamp 20 which is adapted to bear againstthe comressor rope 21. This rope is secured at one end to an eye 22formed on the drum, and has its other end passed through an opening in ablock 23 carried on the outer end of. the arm 18 which carries the pawl19. The

penetrating member,

outer end of the other arm 18 carries a pair of inwardly directed andspaced fingers 24 between which is passed the unattached end of the ropeor binder cable 21. Extending from one side of the block 23 are theclaws 25 between which is held the knotted end of the binder twine 26.The inner edge of one of these claws 25 is sharpened so that the twinemay be cut off after being passed around the shock to permit of graspingboth ends of the twine and tying the same.

In the o] )erati(' n of the device the pointed end of the shaft 11 isdriven into the shock until the member 17 rests thereagainst. The rope21 is then passed around the shock and the free end engaged under thewedge clamp 20. Then upon rotating the drum by means of the handlemembers 13 and 14, the rope will be wound on the drum from oppositesides and the shock compressed. The pawl 19 will hold the drum andpermit the binder twine to be readily passed therearound and tied. Byreleasing the pawl 19, the unattached end of the rope 21 can be quicklydisengaged from the clamp 20 and the device removed from the shock. Theshockis thus effectively tied and will properly stand alone.

By holding the loose end of the cable under the clam 20 the cable willbe drawn equally from i; better compressed shock end is pulled.

What is claimed is:

1. A shock compressor comprising a shock penetrating member, a rotatabledrum mounted thereon, a compressing cable having one end secured to thedrum and adapted to be wound thereon, a member mounted on the shockpenetrating member and provided with radial arms, a guide carried by oneof the arms and receiving the cable therethrough, a ratchet flangecarried by the drum, a pawl carried by the arm and engaging the ratchet,means carried by the drum for rotation thereof, a pair of spacedfingers'carried by the other arm for guidance of the outer end of thecom ressor cable, and drum carried means for holding said last named endof the cable.

2. A shock compressor comprising a shock a compressor rope carrying drummounted on the penetrating than when only one otb ends, thus producing amember a compressor rope secured at one end to and Wound on the drum,means for rotating the drum, and a pivoted clamp carried by the drum forholding the other end of the said rope whereby When the drum is rotatedboth drawn equally.

ends of the rope will be In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, inthe presence of tWo- Witnesses.

ROMAN L. MILLER.

Witnesses WILL HENDERSON, H. E. GIBEAUT.

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